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Tight liquidity NBB
Cash and receivables cover 34 % of short-term debt in 2025; threshold 65 %.
Financials
Financial year 2025
KABA HOSTEL from Gent, company number BE0424869797, closed financial year 2025 with a result of € 24,404 after tax. For that financial year KABA HOSTEL recorded a gross margin of € 133,414 and equity of € 159,758. Compared with financial year 2024, the result moved from € 21,168 to € 24,404. Profitable, and profit is growing. The buffer is growing. Debts are under control. The most recent annual accounts were filed with the National Bank of Belgium on April 8, 2026.
€ 159,758
▲ 18% vs 2024
Assets minus debts, by the books. What is left if everything were sold and paid today.
€ 24,404
▲ 15% vs 2024
Profit after tax over the fiscal year.
€ 43,915
▲ 59% vs 2024
Cash and bank balances on the last day of the fiscal year.
Stays in the company
No dividend for 2025. Retained profit grew to € -196,342.
People and assets in 2025
€ 33,828
▲ 43% vs 2024
Payroll staff only. What the director pays themselves is already netted into the gross margin and is not shown separately in the accounts.
€ 12,596
▼ 25% vs 2024
Book value of vehicles, furniture and equipment.
Debts at end 2025
€ 586,100
▼ 7% vs 2024
€ 61,874 is repaid this year. At this pace the long-term loan is gone in ≈ 9 years.
€ 8,778
▼ 42% vs 2024
Supplier invoices still open on the last day of the fiscal year.
€ 5,446
▼ 34% vs 2024
Taxes, VAT and social contributions still to pay.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change 2024 → 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | € 162,075 | € 100,530 | € 122,480 | € 133,414 | ▲ 9% |
| Profit after taxes | € 49,477 | € 11,325 | € 21,168 | € 24,404 | ▲ 15% |
| Equity | € 102,861 | € 114,186 | € 135,354 | € 159,758 | ▲ 18% |
| Total debts | € 901,562 | € 806,064 | € 734,366 | € 664,831 | ▼ 9% |
| Cash | € 103,831 | € 40,873 | € 27,572 | € 43,915 | ▲ 59% |
| Land & buildings | € 888,577 | € 848,587 | € 802,486 | € 754,419 | ▼ 6% |
| Retained profit | € -253,239 | € -241,914 | € -220,746 | € -196,342 | ▲ € 24,404 |
| Bank debt | € 798,238 | € 707,381 | € 633,031 | € 586,100 | ▼ 7% |
| Balance sheet total | € 1,004,423 | € 920,249 | € 869,720 | € 824,589 | ▼ 5% |
Key figures of KABA HOSTEL, fiscal years 2022 to 2025, from the annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium.Next annual account (fiscal year 2026) expected before 30 April 2027.
What happened to KABA HOSTEL?
What happened at KABA HOSTEL in recent years, according to the Belgian Official Gazette, the CBE and the National Bank:
- New annual accounts for financial year 2025: profit of € 24,404 (▲ 15% vs 2024). Source: NBB ↗
- New establishment in Gent. KBO
- Start of the company according to the CBE. KBO
In short
From € 49,477 profit in 2022 to € 24,404 profit in 2025.
Paid € 537 in corporate taxes since 2022.
Best year ever: 2022, with € 49,477 profit.
Management
Behind KABA HOSTEL are Katrijn De Marez and Bart Gillisjans.
Directors
According to the 2025 annual accounts
Katrijn De Marez
Director
Bart Gillisjans
Director
Establishments
Establishment units
Physical locations of this company
Filips van Arteveldestraat 35
9000 Gent
What is an establishment unit? An establishment unit is a geographically identifiable place where activities of the enterprise are carried out.
Details
- Company number
- 0424.869.797
- VAT number
- BE 0424.869.797
- Registered office
- Filips van Arteveldestraat 35, 9000 Gent
- Names & denominations
- KABA HOSTEL
- Enterprise type
- Rechtspersoon
- Legal form
- Private limited company
- Legal situation
- Normale toestand
- Start date
- 15 December 1983
- Peppol
- Active · Active since 19 Dec 2024
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